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Causes of World Hunger 
Poverty
The largest group of people in the world in extreme poverty are smallholder farmers in developing countries.
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They earn so little income from what they sell that they cannot afford to purchase food from other sources one their own supply runs out.
Job Instability
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People who have been in prison face wild-scale discrimination that makes it difficult for them to find jobs once they reenter their community.
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Food Shortages and Waste
The period leading up to a harvest is known as the "hungry season." Food from the previous harvest runs out and families cut back on meals.
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The people most affected are smallholder farmers and their families who depend on their own surplus to survive between harvests.
Forty percent of food grown in some countries is spoilage. Smallholder farmers do not have adequate storage facilities to protect their supplies against pests and weather.
Climate Change
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With only slight increases expected in available farmland, agricultural production must increase by 70 percent to keep pace with population growth.
Unstable Markets
Basic grains such as wheat, rice, and corn make up the largest share of calories among people in developing countries who are hungry.
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Under stable conditions they can scarcely afford enough food to protect themselves and family members against hunger.
War and Conflict
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Wide-scale poverty and hunger lead to frustration and resentment with governments that appear to ignore hungry people's plight.
Nutrition Quality
All people require certain nutrients to lead a healthy life, and when they don't consume sufficient amounts, they become sick and even die.
A form of malnutrition is "Hidden Hunger" which has stunted 1 in 4 children in the world. They will suffer lifelong effects from earlier onset of chronic diseases to difficulties learning in school to lower earning potential as adults.
All people who are hungry are malnourished. They are not getting enough protein, so they lose weight and in severe cases their bodies begin wasting.
Discrimination
Every country, regardless of its wealth, has discrimmination woven into its social fabric.
Among all of these groups, women and girls are more disadvantaged than their male counterparts.
Progress against hunger and poverty seldom happens without economic growth in countries, but economic growth alone does not ensure that prosperity is broadly shared.
Discrimination is why women farmers in developing countries labor with fewer productive resources than their male counterparts.
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